Sleigh



STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MOSES MILLER, 0F FORT ANN, NEW YORK.

sLEIGH.

To all lwhomz' may concern:

Be it known that I, MosEs MILLER, of Fort Ann, in the county ofWashington and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in theManner of Constructing Sleighs, by means of which improvement thedashboard may be made of any desired width, so as to form wings on eachside thereof o-ut of the same piece which constitutes the dashboarditself, thereby affording more effectual protection from annoyance bythe throwing up of snow, while also the structure of the fore part ofthe vehicle is rendered more permanent than heretofore and will morereadily admit of repair; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull and exact description thereof.

In the accompanying drawing Figure l is a side elevat-ion, and Fig. 2, aview of the fore end of the sleigh.

A, A, are the runners; B, B, and C, C, the timbers that are called theraves; B, B, being the lower, and C, C, the upper raves, which, with thenecessary cross pieces, constitute the main frame of the sleigh-body.

D, D, are the fenders, which are curved round so as to bring their outerends opposite to the main raves, B, B, asshown at 3, in F ig. 2, towhich raves they are fastened by a screw bolt, or some analogous means.The main raves, B, B, I turn up, in the form seen in the front at B',Fig. 2, but this curve may, of course, bevaried at pleasure. The forepart of the raves I connect firmly together by means of a cross piece,the place of which is shown by the dotted lines at F, F, Fig. l.

In the constructing of sleighs as heretofore made, the dash-board,constituting the fore part of the body of the vehicle, has been placedon the inside of the raves, and it has therefore, been limited in itswidth to that of the frame-work of the sleigh, which width is designatedby the dotted lines, B, B, Fig.

l, this being the place of the raves. Under my arrangement, thedash-board is planted on the raves at their outer sides, and it may,therefore, be extended out in width so as to form wings, in one solidpiece with the said board. The board so attached is shown at E, E, Fig.l, where the part E, E', constitutes wings, which may be extended out toany desired width without any additional cost, and in a manner much morepermanent and convenient than such parts could be made if added tosleighs on the old plan.

The runners, A, A, are curved upward and backward, so as to bring theirfore ends in Contact with the dash-board at a point immediately oppositeto the cross piece F, to which they are confined by the use of suitablescrew bolts. the raves by means of wood screws, and the wholearrangement of the front, therefore, is such that the runners, fendersand dashboard may readily be removed for the purpose of repair.

Having thus fully described the manner in which I arrange and combinethose parts of my sleigh in which my improvements are found, what Iclaim therein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

rIhe within described manner of combining the dash-board with the raves,or framework, of the sleigh; the dash board being affixed on theout-side of the raves, whereby admitting of its being widened out so asto constitute wings; while under the peculiar arrangement set forth itmay be disconnected for the purpose of repair, and replaced at pleasure.To this manner of combining the rIhe dash-board I affix tok dash boardwith the raves I limit my claim.

l MOSES MILLER.

Witnesses:

JOHN I-IILLEBUT, ALLEN CoRKINs, HENRY MORN.

